National Republican., 1887-07-07

Mrs. Sarah Slack was sworn, and testified:
''f sm the wife Of John Il. Slack. l live at
Hartford, Va. was at home, on May ~.
All of my family but my husband and son
were at home, aud they had left at about
So'clock for Manassas with load OF hay.
| Mr.. Todd was at my house on Monday and
| Tuesday. On Tuesday he arrived about 10
| o'clock. ] met him in the yard, right In
| front Of the house. He asked me II my
husband was gone, and told him he had
left some time before. Mr.. Todd and
| stood on the porch and talked for some time.
| We went into the house TO get some
books that Mr.. Todd had left there. My
daughter was home, and she called up from
the tasement, Tell Mr.. Todd that the
books are on the table, She said she
said che might keep IT, Mr.. Todd sat down
| and stayed about half an hour. Mr.. Todd
left and went out the Nokesville road his
horse moving at a slow walk. 1 saw him
clearly, and remarked to my daughter that
MR. TODD WAS TAKING 1T PRETTY COOL"
Cross-examined: "Mr. Todd arrived on
Monday AZ about IL and stayed until 3 or 4;
he (Todd) left his books at our house on
Monday, and on Tuesday he took two OF
them away; he left the other one for my
daughter to read. / don't know where he
got the books. saw no ladies pass our
house In a buggy on Monday. / judged
that Mr.. Todd came at about 10 O'Clock
from the amount of work did. We had
breakfast between Z and 8 o'clock. did
overtake Mr.. Slack never told any one
that said so. Mr.. Todd did not tell me
where he was going"
Redirect examination: "Mr. Todd arrived
on Monday morning about 10 o'clock. He
went out and was gone some time. When
he came back he had the books with him.
His manner on Tuesday was not disturbed"
Cross. examined: "Ny husband was busy
hiving a swarm Of bees on Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Todd arrived some time before
my husband bived the bees"
BY Dr. Kelly; "My son had his watch
with him when he started, and he said 1t
was o'clock.n
By Dr. hamlin: "My husband hived the
bees at about II o'clock, and Mr.. Todd had
been there fully an hour then. / went to
prepare my dinner before IL. / did not
look at the clock;
TWAS ATTENDING TO MY WORK.
pay more, attention to my work than do
to the clock"
BY Mr.. Lyman "There was no one else
at :be house oil day."
day between 8 and o'clock.n
BY DR.. Bittenger: 81 saw Mr.. Todd when
he was fully three quarters of mile away"
BY DR.. Sunderland "Mr. Todd wore q
peculiar looking hat, gray linen hat"
By DR.. Chester: 81 recognized the hat
even at that distance"
Lfttel o. Slack was sworn, and he testt-
fed: 81 am the son OF John B. Slack. On
Monday, May %, / was working In Mr..
Curry's cornfeld; Bob Turner was with
me. l was dropping fertilizer; 80 was Tur-
ner. We conversed when we were together
At the wagon or at the piles, IL | saw % Mr.
terian Church. 1t was in the forenoon. l
know 1t was Mr.. Todd. When he passed
said, There goes that horse Curry made so
, much fun Of He started to go away, and
, then turned and said:
TODD IS AN OLD RASCAL;
he never speaks to me as he passes, he
! treats me like dog On Tuesday l went
to Manassas with my father with load OF
hay; we started at 8 O'Clock; looked at
: my watch; wanted to time myself. The
roads were muddy. The load was too
heavy for the horses to walk fast. have
only been over the road once before. We
. got to Manassas little before IL o'clock.
: l saw Mr.. Todd; he came In after l had
finished my dinner, about 1880. We left
: Manassas on our return at little after 4
= o'clock. They say 1t is ten miles by the
!. Nokesville road. 1 don't know what time
: we got home. / saw Turner on the next
q day at his house. 1 went there to get him
:. to shear sorie sheep. After ! had beer
/ there little while Turner asked me II an.
/ Oue lelb OuT uOutG Will nlTs 1Ouu duu WIZ
time did he leave. Then he said, I'D Civ,
about du'''tTt Todd ssu as dc do." Us witness %s,
I. then repeated Turner's story. ~ asked
$ him, why didn't you try to find out who
the woman was p and he said, 'Twasn
Q the woman was after; twas the man.
wasn't caring for the woman Turner said
S he could sec the horse tracks where tho
Q horse had been led up to log for tht
Q | woman to get on.
y "He told me that there was a man work.
j. ing near, aud he took him to the place
n | After leaving Turner's went along thu
o edge of the woods
AND LOOKED FOR HORSE TRACKS,
but could not find any. This was on Wednes
g day, the 25th."
;. Cross-examined 81 am 90 years cid.
| was with Turner on May 90. l swear tina
l. Turner said Todd is a rascal; he won
Q speak to me; he passes me on the road lik
q dog i could not say that he said
O Indignantly. The only time l saw Mr
q | Todd on Tuesday was when l saw him O
d Manassas. Turner told me the story o
d Wednesday,"
,s (At request of counsel the witness rt
Ie peated his conversation with Turner).
:, this Turner said Mr.. Todd was lying on
Il "duster."
q father and he would take him into til
n woods and show him the place. wen
IA down to Mr.. Washington's and told him o
the report, and asked him to meet fathe
Il on, / think, the Dumfries road. told Nj
20 Washington, In substance, the story Bo
Turner told me. said to Mr.. Washingto
1t 1t was q pretty straight story. i had ar
,e other conversation with Mr. Washingto
+, that same afternoon. may have told Mr.
m Washington that 1t was bad case for Mr.
q; Todd, that Turner was truthful darkey
/, but don't think did"
a By Mr.. Easily: ~ have known Turnt
IN for some years. Turner charged Mr.. NJ,
d loney with taking Iails OIL the fence, but
r, did not believe that.h
BY Dr. Riddle ~ was very much su
Todd.n
y BY DR.. Kelly "Turner has had severi
y y quarrels in the neighborhood."
~ By DR.. Hamlin 81 only meet Turnt
~ ~ once in while; l have known OF him a
~ ~ my life.
\ 20 MIGHT HAVE BELIEVED TURNER
% on oath before this, but wouldn't now.
10 BY Judge Walker II never heard an,
Se thing against Turner previous to this o.
az currence."
~ ~ BY DR.. Chester ~ may have spoken
ar others than those have mentioned, but
81 couldn't say positively"
,,ss By DR.. Riddle: 81 know nothing of Nj
4 Carico's reputation"
- DR.. Meredith was sworn and he testified
y ~ "My name j. Cabell Meredith; resid
l. near Nokesville am practising physicia
/, In that neghborhood; was at Sokesvil
IN on Ju1e 10, az Nokesville station; kno
~ "a Mr.. John r. Hornbaker; ! know Robei
AZ AZ Turner; have known Mr.. Hornbakt
q, fifteen years; / saw those two men at Noke
~ VILE station on that day; they were IN IL
A open air; 1t was between 3 and 8 o'clocl
"a "a may be about o'clock; they were conver
y ing as passed them; saw Mr.. Hornbakt
-. \ 20 Htts.WN hn
Il was silver; Turner took It and passed on.
Cross examined: 81 am brother OF Stat